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« Topic Start: August 19, 2008, 03:09:26 pm »


The new transportation system operates using the height difference on the railway. Drive units to pull the cars up are installed at various points on the railway so that the Eco Ride can obtain the potential energy to run. This is the same principle as a roller coaster.

http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20080819/156570/
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« Reply #1: August 19, 2008, 09:17:10 pm »
This sure is an interesting idea.

Even if it did work out...who would want to ride up and down all the way to and from work? I wonder if the backers of this have stock in Dramamine...

It seems that they expect to save so much money building it (as it's lighter), but I wonder how much of it is wasted in extra track - and how high would then need to go...really kind of a weird idea the more I think about it.

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